Academics

Our Distinguished Alumni

It’s the classic question—Where are they now?  Well, we can tell you. They are serving in elective office at the state and local levels, running non-profit agencies, and working in union, education, public-health, social-work, and public-policy positions. Here are some of our more than 5,000 graduates.

Joseph P. Kennedy ’76 – CEO, Citizens Energy Corp.; Former Congressman
David A. Tibbits ’80 – President, Merrimack Valley Economic Council
Nancy Mahan ’98 – Sr. Vice President, Program Services - Bay Cove Human Services
Thomas M. Menino ’88 – Mayor, City of Boston
Jeffrey Crosby ’91 – President, North Shore Labor Council
Noreen Burke ’92 – Director, Somerville Health Department
Lawrence Chenier ’93 – Lieutenant, Mass. Environmental Police
Deborah Gray '98 – Professional Development Coordinator, Office of Family and Student Engagement at Boston Public Schools
Kevin Barbosa ’93 – Systems Analyst, Mass. Department of Transitional Assistance
Jack Cole ’94 – Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Rashaan Allen '11 – Headstart Case Manager, Action for Boston Community Development
Ronald Fredy ’95 – Manager of Labor Relations, USPS
Charlotte Yacker ’97 – Chair, Governor’s Advisory Council on Aging
Kathleen Casavant ’98 – Director, National AFL/CIO
Kenneth Donnelly ’99 – Massachusetts State Senator
Stephen Tolman ’00 – Massachusetts State Senator
Ernest Best ’01 – Executive Director, Mass. Alliance for Adult Literacy
Maureen Sullivan ’01 – Director, Milton Council on Aging
Susan Kelly-Grasso ’01 – Advocacy Outreach Coordinator, Mass. Alzheimer’s Association.
Stacey Thrall ’04 – Owner/Director, Here on Earth Adult Day Services
Kathy Foley ’06 – Executive Director, Springhouse Retirement Community
Rick Pittman ’06 – Director of Residential & Professional Services, New England Village
Jeffrey Sanchez ’06 – Massachusetts State Representative
Sherri Sore ’06 – Field Services Coordinator, Mass. Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Donna Kelly-Williams ’07 – President, Massachusetts Nurses Association
Rochelle Phillips ’08 – Program Specialist, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services
Wanjiku DePina ’10 – Program Manager, Wingate at Silver Lake

Sokheang S. Hong ’11 – Rehabilitation Counselor, Salem Area Office, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
Maureen Feeney ’10 – Boston City Councilor, Past Council President